Day 29 – Homer, AK

Day 29 – Homer, AK     09/18/10     Mileage: Local mileage  

 The cold fog that enveloped most of Homer last night came back with a vengeance this morning. The Homer Spit where I camped is a thin ribbon of gravel with few buildings that juts out into the open water. The tent fly was soaked with condensation and everything was damp. I decided to stay another night on the spit, so I left my tent up and went back to town to find some breakfast with a side of wifi.  

 

 

 

 

I stumbled across the Cosmic Kitchen which not only had wifi, but also the best breakfast burrito I’ve ever had! After getting caught up on the blog, I did some grocery shopping and went to the hardware store for a few items. After that I went east out of town on a road appropriately named East End Road, as it was recommended to me by several locals.  

 

 

 

 

It turned to dirt near the end and went over a cliff down a series of steep switchbacks that brought you down to the waters edge.   

 

Just beyond where I stopped there were some Russian villages…which I think are holdovers from when Alaska was part of Russia.  It was well worth the trip as it also offered great views of the mountains and glaciers on the other side of the bay.   

 

 

After returning to town, I fueled up and went back out to the spit to the Salty Dawg for a beer (or two).  

 

Back at camp I took in the great sunset, cooked some noodles and tuna for dinner and called it a night.  

 

 

Tomorrow I’ll backtrack north on the Kenai towards Seaward and Whittier.